Cowley County man arrested in Ponca after fleeing from police

An Ark City man was arrested and taken to the Kay County Jail in Oklahoma after being accused of leading Ponca City police in a high-speed pursuit early Sunday morning.

28-year-old Ian B. White, was booked on charges of conspiracy to commit drug offenses and has other pending charges. He was spotted walking down a road in northeast Ponca, a few hours after the chase ended, and taken into custody.

Around 3:25 a.m., Ponca police informed the Kay County Sheriff’s Office that officers had been involved in a pursuit and that the suspect had crashed, then fled on foot.

Osage County deputies assisted and searched a perimeter around the Arkansas River Bridge.

White was not immediately found but information about him was circulated in hopes he could be found.